Combined washing machine and drier



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` COMBINED WASHING MACHINE AND DRIER v l Original Filed June 22, 1936 8Sheets-Sheet nventot Spacing iS nct regular 01 equal between the S110-Fig. 4 is a greatly enlarged horizontal section cessiveI points ofapplication'. along the line 4 4 of Fig. 1;

Another feature off the invention iS the DIO- 25 Fig. 5 is a slightlyenlarged horizontal section vision of simple but e'ective controldevices for along the une 5 5 of Fig, 1; gcvel'ning the operatic!! 0fthe drier and IlSlll'- Fig, 6 is an enlarged vertical section throughing application of the cover thereto whenever a portion of the dryerunit; the drier is in operaticn- A Simple arrangement Fig. 'I is anenlarged vertical sectionthrough is also provided for controlling thedrainage de" so the upper portion of the machine along the line vicesassociatedrwith the washing and dryinf 1 1 of F1g 2; l Y units with thecontrol 0f the 0p" Fig. 7a is a vertical section along the lines erationof these units. la-1a of Fig. 4, the parts being shown in proper UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFF-ICE 2,277,923 l COMBINED WASHING MACHINEAND DRIER'Charles E. Morgenstern, St. Joseph, Mich.,` assignor to NineteenHundred Corporation, Binghamton, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkOriginal application .'une 22, 1936, Serial No.

86,522. Divided and this` application December 27, 1937, Serial No.181,844. In Canada June 19, 1937 c 4 Claims. (Cl. 68-26) This inventionrelates to domestic laundry According to a feature of the presentinvention, machines and particularly to such machines inhowever, thisdiiculty is overcome by so formcluding in combination a washing machineand a ing the top of the tub as to cause the upwardly centrifugal drier,p A moving currents of water to be turned inwardly It has been a primaryObject Of the invention 5 toward the center of the tub just beneath theto improve and simplify machines of the charcover.

acter specied and increase their eiiiciency in 1 other features andadvantages of the inventhe performance of the washing and drying optionwill appear from a detailed description of an erations. Lillustrativeform of the same which will now be A 'special feature of the inventionis the pro- 10 given in conjunction with the accompanying vision ofimproved means for supporting 'and drawings in which: centraizing thecentrifugal drying basket s0 Fig. 1 isavertical, longitudinal sectionthrough that it may be revolved at a high Speed without the upperportion of the machine, certain of producing undue vibrations of themachine as a the parts being shown in elevation; whole. Inthiscormectionit has been found that l5 Fig. 2 is a plan .view of the machine, mostcentralizing forces applied to the basket Sup- `of the cover for-thedryer unit being broken porting Shaft intermediate itS ends are milchaway to disclose the interior of the dryer and more effective when theforces are applied in the drainboard beingvshownin full lines in one anirregular or non-uniform manner. Thus, if position and' in dot and dashlines in two other forces are applied to the shaft at spaced in- 20positions; tervals around a. plane, they Will act more 'quickly Fig. 3is an enlarged detail in Vertical section and eecvely t0 stabilize 11h81Shaft il." the along the line -3- 3 0f Fig, 2;

A further feature is the provision of a drain- 'relation to the devicesof Fig 7; v hoard in mociaon with the drier capable 0f 35 Fig. 8 is adetail view in section along the line' readily assuming any one of aplurality of dif- 3 3 of Fig 7; ferent positions, the construction forthis pur- Fig 9 is a slightly enlarged horizontal sec pose being simpleand inexpensive. tion taken along the line 9 9 of Fig. 6 in the Inconnection with the washingunit, an imdirection indcatedby the arrows;Pmed l'elamshp has been Provided between o Fig. 10 is a similar,horizontal section taken the agitator and tub- The agitator is 0f a typealong the une lc-m of Fig. s in the direccapable of setting up vigorousmovements of Y tion indicated by the arrows; n the Watermmnshavnga'smstanna'l com' r Fig. 11 is an enlarged vertical section along ponentupwardly along the wall of the tub and the une Il p" of M 4; More atendency to continue up a Fig. 12 is a detail view in elevation alongthe Warm? beymd the mi of the 1., as normally l .line lz-lz of rig. 6with some of the partsV constructed. Such a movement 1s produced bybroken awa w v y to better illustrate others,

a Smgle me what of the type dscmsed m Fig 13 is a. 1an view of thedevices shown in Davis Patent No. 1,748,442, granted February 25, 5o Figl-2 A P Y itolI-t thtegnspefeodunntigu $15511.; ag; Fig. 14 is anelevational view, partly in section, travel desired for emeient washingof the clothes f taken along the Ime ll-Il 01E Figure 5 and that theupward movement of therwater 1s such Shcwmg the linkage for controllingthe washing as to cause the cover to be lifted and some of mechanism:and the water to be splashed from the machine. 66- Fig. 15 is. avertical section along the hne |-I5 of Figure 6 showing a detail of thespinner drive.

Referring now to the drawings, the machine illustrated comprises asuitable support II) having a substantially at supporting surface at itstop and a downwardly extending skirt or apron enclosing and concealingthe operating devices of the machine. The support I0 is preferablycarried by a series of legs a fragmentary portion of only one of whichis indicated in Fig. 1.

Four such legs may be employed to provide a sturdy support. On the uppersurface of the support I0 there is mounted a washing compartment or tubI2, preferably cylindrical in form, and a similar cylindricalcompartment or chamber I3 for the dryer. As shown, the dryer compartmentmay be considerably smaller 1n diameter than the tub, although itsheight is preferably the same. To eliminate vibration and noise as muchis possible, the tub I2 is preferablyy supported adjacent its peripheryby a rubber ring I4, orthe like, while the dryer chamber may besimilarly supported by means of a rubber ring I5, or the like.

To the under side of the horizontal portion of the support I0 there maybe suitably attached a bracket I6 having downwardly extending armsarranged to carry' a motor I1. The armature shaft I8 of the motor isconnected by a universal coupling I9 with a shaft 20 journaled in a gearcasing 2|. This gear casing is suitably attached to the support I0 andhas an upwardly extending neck 22 passing through an opening in thesupport Ill and through an opening in the bottom of the tub I2. Acooperating sleeve member 23 may serve to clamp the support and tubbottom together, This construction may suitably be of the formcomprising a suitable stuffing box construction and other means may beemployed within the sleeve 23 and the top of the gear casing to preventleakage of water from the tub. A shaft 24 suitably journaled in the gearcasing and sleeve 23 may carry a torque-block 25 at its upper endadapted to receive and drive an agitator 26, which may be held in placeon the shaft by a screw 21. The agitator 26 may be of any suitableconstruction but one that will produce violent agitation and movement ofthe water, such as a single vane construction of the type disclosed inthe previously mentioned Davis patent, is preferable.

Any appropriate means may be provided for imparting an oscillatory orother rotary movement of suitable magnitude and speed to the shaft 24.For this purpose the shaft 20 may carry a worm adapted to mesh with awormwheel 28 carried by a stub shaft 29 suitably journaled in the gearcasing. A pin eccentrically mounted on the worm-wheel may be connectedby a link 3| with a pin 32 carried by a segment 33 mounted on a xedpivot 34 within the gear casing. Segment 33 meshes with a broadtoothedpinion 35 forming part of a clutch unit having at its upper end atoothed member 36 adapted to cooperate `with an internally toothedmember secured to the shaft 24. As will be understood, the clutch member-35 is free to turn upon the shaft 24 but when lifted to engage thetoothed portion 3S with the internally toothed member of the clutch, theshaft 24 will be oscillated in accordance with the movements of thesegment. Preferably the shaft 24 will be caused to turn in this waythrough an arc of between 175 and 225 at a speed of between E30-and 75complete to and fro movements per minute. Any appropriate means may beprovided for lifting the clutch member 36, including, for example, alever 36| (Fig. i4) connected with a link 31 operable by a two-armedlever 31| which in turn is operated by a rod 38. This rod is slidablelongitudinally in suitable supports (not shown) by means of a knob 39(Fig. 2) carried at its upper end. Upon depression of the knob the lever31| is shifted to the broken-line position of Figure 14,an over-centerspring 312 assisting in the final part of the movement, and the clutchis thereby engaged. If the clutch teeth are not properly alined when rstbrought together, a spring (not shown) in the connection 31 will yieldtemporarily until the teeth are alined. The knob 39 may be locked indepressed position in any suitable way, as by turning the same, to carrya pin on the shank thereof beneath some part of the casing. When it isdesired to release the clutch the knob may be simply turned to alinesaid pin with a slot so that a spring, capable of lifting the rodagainst the action of spring 312, will restore the parts to thefull-line position of Figure 14. The pin and spring, just mentioned, arenot shown but may be similar to those associated with the spinnercontrol knob |33, to be later described,

The tub I2 is preferably provided at its center with a depressed well 40into which the bottom disc portion -of the agitator 26 may be set with arelatively close t. From the top of the well the portion 4| of thebottom of the tub preferably slopes upwardly at a slight angle towardthe side walls of the tub. A gentle curvature is preferably employed, asindicated at 42, between the bottom and side walls of the tub. Thisarrangement enables the free, easy movement of the water and clothesoutwardly and upwardly as the agitator is oseillated. At the top of thetub the side walls are curved inwardly along a sweeping are ofrelatively large radius, as indicated at 43. This curved portion at thetop is preferably made integral with the side wall.

In the oscillation of an agitator of the single vane type, currents ofwater are thrown violently outward toward the wall of the tub and thesecurrents travel upwardly as well as around the wall with considerablemomentum and velocity, It has been found that if the tub is providedwith an opening at the top substantially equal to the diameter of theside walls, or if the top is simply closed partially by a flangeextending inwardly at a sharp angle from the side walls, there is atendency for all or part of the water to move straight up through theopening at the top, lifting the cover if one is applied over theopening. However, when the top of the tub is curved inwardly, in themanner shown in Fig. 1, the upward movement of the water is graduallyconverted into an inward movement and there is no tendency for the waterto lift the cover or splash out of the tub. Even though the upwardlymoving wall of water may be of substantial thickness, the curvature 43at the top of the tub is sufficient to direct the water inwardly acrossthe top of the tub without rising above the top of the tub, particularlywhen clothes are mixed with the water. Preferably the inner edge of thecurved portion 43 is formed to provide a slight neck 44 at the topof-thetub, which may conveniently receive a rubber gasket 45 tosupport-a cover member 46. 'I'his construction places the bottom of thecover slightly above a line tangent to the curved surface 43 adjacentits inner edge. Accordingly, there will be no tendency to lift the coverand cause water to be splashed out of the machine.' It should beobserved in connection with this feature of the construction that theproblem referred t'o above does not arise when a multiple vane agitatoris used. The character of the water current set up by the commonmultiple vane type of agitator is such thatthe Water does not tend torise appreciably above its normal level and therefore does not tend tolift the cover and splash out of the machine.

Turning now to the drying unit, there is provided within the chamber orcompartment I3 a perforated basket 41. This basket is preferablysubstantially cylindrical but with its upper end sloping inwardly topartially close the same. Substantially the entire vertical wall isprovided with a series of perforations to permit the discharge of wateras the basket is rotated at a high speed, in the manner to be explained.The bottom of the basket is preferably formed by a casting d, having anupwardly extending portion di) at its center provided with a sleeve 5tadapted to snugly receive the upper end of a shaft 5i. A

pin l5i?, carried by the projection 9 adjacent its upper end, is adaptedto t into a notch or groove 53 in the upper -end of the shaftl. In thisway the rotation of the shaft is imparted to the basket. The upper endof projection 69 is preferably closed by a screw cap 56, or the like.

Shaft 5I is journaled in a bearing sleeve 55, formed of bronze or othergood bearing material, mounted in an extension 5S of 'a casing 51.

The extension 56, as shown, is preferably pro- `vided on .a separablecover member ,bolted to the main portion of the casing 51. At its lowerend this casing is formed with a downward extension 58, preferablysquare in cross section. l A rubber projection 59, similarly square incross section, surrounds the projection and fits' withinV a pocketprovided by a member 50. The latter is carried by a strap El secured bybolts 62 to a bracket 63 suitably secured to the main support I0. The.member 60 is preferably secured to the strap 6I by means of bolts 64passing through elongated slots 65 in the strap. This arrangement issuch that the angular relation between the member B and the strap 6| maybe varied slightly to properly aline certain shafts, the necessity forwhich will be made clear hereinafter. Beneath the strap 6l there isprovided a disc B6 of rubber or other resilient material, preferablyhaving a reduced portion extendingthrough an opening in the strap andengaging the lower end of' the projection 58. A metal plate or washerE1.is provided beneath the disc 66 and a bolt 68 is employed to retainthese parts in assembled relation. It will be apparent that through theconstruction described the casing'51 will be supported by the 4strap 6Iin a position to maintain the axis of the shaft l substantiallyvertical. However, due to the rubber or other resilient bushing 59 anddisc B6, the casing may be tilted slightly in any direction. v

In order to assist in maintaining the substantially vertical allnementof the shaft 5l Without, however, rigidly confining the shaft, resilientmeans areprovided for applying forces of the character hereinbeforespecified at a point some distance up from the lower end of the casing51. For this purposel a collar 69 is provided around the extension 56 ofthe casing, this collar being rigidly secured to the extension andhaving a pair wings is provided with a pair of apertures to receive theends of springs 1i. The opposite ends of these springs are attached topins 12, each carried by a bracket 13 secured to the under side of themain support IU. The pins 12 are threaded for at least a portion oftheir length to receive nuts 1d which may be adjusted to any positiondesired and locked therein in any suitable. way. By so adjusting thesenuts the tension on the various springs 'il may be varied to suit theparticular requirements. It will be observed that the springs 1l are notuniformly distributed around the axis of the casing but are arranged toapply a greater restraining force to the movement of the casing incertain directions than in others. It will be appreciated that when thebasket is being rotated at high speed, the uneven distribution of theclothes therein will tend to produce a greater centrifugal force at thepoint Where the load is in excess. As a result of this unevendistribution of the load, the upper end of the shaft 5i will have atendency to move in a gyratory path as it rotates. If an attempt weremade to rigidly confine the shaft with relation to the main support l0,the forces tending to move the shaft in a gyratory path would beimpartedto the frame and would thus set up very objectionable vibrationstherein. However, these vibrations are eliminated or reduced to anunobjectionable minimum by the application of resilient forces to theshaft, in the manner disclosed, to retain it infor restore it to itsnormall position. As the machine is set into operation, the upper end ofthe shaft 5I tends to move in a gyratory or orbital path but themagnitude of this path is very quickly reduced by the action of thesprings ll as the basket attains the desired speed. Suffice it to say,without attempting to explain the reason for it, the non-uniformarrangement of the springs 1i assists very materially in promptlyreducing the extent of the gyratory motion and preventing it fromattaining an objectionable magnitude.

Means are preferably provided for effecting a seal at the bottom of thecontainer |'3 to prevent the discharge of water along the shaft 5I. lFor this purpose a member 15 is provided around the' shaft, this memberhaving a laterally extending flange at'its base which may be secured tolthe bottom of the container I3. A gasket 16 is preferably providedbetween the member 15 and the bottom of the container. such as screws11, may be employed for securing the' member 15 to the container bottom.Member 15 extends upwardlyinto a recess formed in the bottom member 48of the basket. The top of the member 15 is thus maintained at a levelnormally above the level at which water will accumulate within thecontainer. should water rise above this level, it is prevented frompassing downwardly between the member 15 and shaft 5l by means of aiiexible diaphragm 18 formed of rubber or other suitable material. Thisdiaphragm preferably has an annularportion, U-shaped in cross-section,fitting over the upper end of the member 15 and has another annularportion surrounding a sleeve 19 secured to the shaft 5I. A suflici'entlytight t is provided between the diaphragm and the sleeve 19 tosubstantially prevent the passage of any water along the shaft. However,should any small amount of water nd its way along the shaft it will bedeflected by an outwardly flaring shield of laterally projectingwings10. Each of these carried by the shaft beneath the sleeve 19. Thisshield or deflector will divert such water Any suitable means, Y

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outwardly over the extension 56 and will prevent its passage into theinterior of the casing 51 which carries a lubricant.

The lower end of the shaft is reduced in diameter and is surrounded by asleeve 8|, Figure 15, which fits snugly in a recess 82 in the extension58 of the casing 51. Moreover, the lower end of shaft 5| is formed witha recess 83 carrying a seriesof balls 84, the lowermost of which extendsslightly beyond the lower end of the shaft and bears against a disc 05.Beneath this disc is a large ball 86 supported by a disc 81 carried atthe lower end of the recess 82. In this way the vertical thrust of theshaft 5|, to. gether with the basket 41, is transmitted 'to the casing51.

Mounted on the sleeve 8| and secured thereto is a spiral gear 88 adaptedto mesh with-a similar spiral gear 89 (Figs. 10 and l5) secured to ashaft 90 carried by bearings 9| and 92 integral with the casing 51. Theend thrusts of the shaft 90 are taken by a disc 93, ball 94 and a seconddisc 95 mounted in the end of the recess forming the bearing 92. Shaft90 is connected by a universal coupling 96 with one end of the shaft I8of motor I1. As best shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the motor shaft I8 isconnected at one end to drive the agitator of the washing machine and isconnected at its other end'to drive the basket of the dryer. Adjacentits upper end the sleeve 8| is provided with a laterally extending ange91 to which is secured a disc 98. Normally the weight of the sleeve 8|and its connected parts will be suflicient to cause the latter to restupon the bearing disc 85. However, the arrangement of the teeth on the'spiral gears 88 and 89 is such that in driving the sleeve 8| against anysubstantial resistance, the sleeve will be raised until the disc 98strikes a shoulder 99 (Fig. l5) formed slightly above it by enlargementof the shaft 5|. This will serve to lift the lower end of sleeve 8| fromthe disc 85 and eliminate friction at this point. Continued upwardmovement of the sleeve due to the vertical thrust produced by the spiralgears will tend to lift the shaft 5| and the basket. However, thearrangement is such that in the normal operation of the machine thevarious forces acting upon the shaft 5| are substantially balanced-sothat friction is reduced to a minimum but the basket is actually notlifted to any appreciable extent.

'Ihe portion of the shaft 5| directly below the bearing is provided witha series of splines |00 cooperating with internal splines on a vsleevemember |0|. This sleeve member is, therefore, adapted to be rotated withthe shaft and may be shifted longitudinally of the shaft. The lower endof the sleeve member is provided with an annular flange |02 carrying anannular friction member |03 adapted to cooperate with the disc 9B. Aspring |04 compressed between a collar |05 secured tothe shaft 5| andthe upper end of sleeve member |0| urges the latter downwardly toprovide frictional driving engagement between the members 98 and |03. Solong as this frictional engagement is maintained the basket 41 will berotated, ige., whenever the motor I1 is in operation. To disconnect thebasket from the motor the sleeve member |0| must be lifted to disengagethe friction surfaces. For this purpose member |0| has secured to itsupper end an annular plate |06 arranged to be engaged by a frictionelement |01 carried by an annular member |03. Member |08 is providedwith a pair of downwardly extending ears |09 connected with oppositeends of a yoke ||0 by means of pins I|I. Yoke II.0 is secured to a shaftII2 carried by bearings provided in an extension of the casing 51. Ascrew |,I3 cooperating with a notch or cutout portion of the yoke I|0serves to retain the latter and the shaft |I2` against axial movementwithout, however, preventing a limited rocking movement of these parts.vAt one end of the shaft II2 there is secured an arm ||4 carrying at itsfree end a roller ||5. 'At the plane of the roller |I5 there is providedan arm II6 carried by a stud I1 mounted on the frame of the machine.

The free end of arm ||6 is formed with a camming surface I I8 arrangedto engage the roller |I5 as the arm is rocked downwardly and therebyrocks the shaft ||2 counter-clockwise (Fig. 1a) to lift the member |01into engagement with member |06 and upon the continued movement ofmember |01 the sleeve |0| will be raised against the action of spring|04. This serves not only to break the driving connection between themembers |03 and 90 but also applies a brake between members |06 and |01since the latter is held fixedly against rotational movement.

For the purpose of rocking the arm |I6 in the manner explained, it hasintegrally or otherwise connected therewith an arm I|9 to which is attached a spring |20, the opposite end of which is connected with theframe of the machine. It will be apparent that spring |20 tends to rockthe parts in the direction in which surface IIB will engage roller |I5to disengage the friction clutch and apply the brake in the mannerexplained. When it is desired to operate the dryer, itis necessary todepress the arm I|9 against the action of spring |20. For this purposethe arm is bifurcated at its outer end, as indicated at |2I, and isfitted between nuts |22 carried at the lower end of a verticallyextending rod |23. The upper end of this rod slides in an aperturedguide member |24 carried by a member |25 carried at the ,top of themachine and forming a closure for the space between the tub I2 anddrying chamber I3. A collar |26 secured to rod |23 abuts against thelower side of the guide member |24 to limit the extent of the rockingmovement of the arm ||9 by the spring |20. The top member |25 has anannular rim |21 adapted to t over a gasket v|28 carried at the top ofthe chamber I3. A detachable cover |29 is arranged to close the top ofthe chamber I3 and for this purpose is provided with an annular sealingmember |30, formed of rubber or the like, extending around its peripheryand adapted to rest upon the upper surface of the rim |21. At one sideof the cover there is secured, as by means of rivets or the like, abracket I3| terminating at its outer end in a vertical guide sleeve |32.In this sleeve there is mounted, for both rotary and axial movement, theshank of a control knob |33. To this knob is attached a downwardlyextendingV rod |34 in axial alinement with the rod |23. A pin |35extending through the rod |34 may be alined, by proper rotation of theknob |33, with an elongated passage |36 formed through a boss on the topmember |25. When the pin and passage are alined a spring |31 serves tourge the knob into the dotted-line position of Fig. 7, in which the pinengages the surface |38 within the sleeve portion of the bracket |3|.This lower portion of the sleeve may b'e conveniently so formed as tohold the pin, and hence the knob, in a definite position so that whenthe cover is in place the pin will be properly alined with the passage|36. The

knob, when depressed into the full-line position shown, may be rotatedto place the pin at right angles to the passage |36 and thereby retainthe knob in its depressed position. This also serves to lock the cover|29 with relation to top member 25. When the knob is depressed andlocked in this position, furthermore, the lower end of rod |34 willengage and depress the rod |23 against the action of spring |20 and rockthe arms IIB and ||9 into the positions indicated in Fig. '1a. This willpermit the spring |04 to slide the member |02 out of braking positionand into frictional engagement with the driving member 98.

A suitable drainage system is provided for discharging the water fromthe tub I2 at the end of a washing operation and also for dischargingthe water from the chamber I3 during the operation of the dryer. Forthis purpose a valve chamber |39 is provided to receive the water fromboth the tub and the drying chamber. A tube |40 extending upwardly at aslightangle to the horizontal from one side of the valve chamber isprovided with a-iitting |4| at its end attached -to the bottom of thetub to receive the water therefrom when desired. A substantiallyvertical branch of the valve chamber is provided with a flange |42adjacent its upper end, arranged to cooperate with the bottom ofthedrying chamber I3. A tting |43 within Vthe chamber i3 serves to clampthe valve chamber to the drying chamber and serves also as a strainerfor this inlet to the valve chamber. As shown, the fitting |43preferably is located in a slight depression |44 in the chamber 3. Ashaft |45 extending transversely through the chamber |39 has secured toit a T-shaped valve support member |46 carrying a valve-|41 at the endPof one of the arms,

arranged to cooperate with a valve seat |48 at` the linner end of theline |40. A similar valve member |49, carried by the end of the other.

arm of the support |46, is arranged to cooperate with a seat |50 in theApassage from the 'drying chamber. A pair of springs |5| (Fig. 4),suroundingthe shaft |45 and abutting opposite sides of .the valvechamber, serve to retain the valve structure in a properly centralizedposition.

At the outer end of the shaft |45 there is mounted a control memberA |52which may be grasped by the operator and rotated to carry the valve |41against seat |48 or valve |49 against seat |50. At the inner end of theshaft |45 there is mounted an arm |53, having connected to its outer enda spring |54 whose. other end is secured to a pin |55 carried by thevalve chamber.

The arrangement of the 'spring |54 is such that it serves to hold thepair of valves in either of their extreme positions. As the valves areshifted past dead center, the spring |54 will assist in swinging them toclose one passage and fully open the other. Intermediate the ends of theshaft |45 there is secured an arm |56 having a foot |51 (Fig. 7a)adapted to swing beneath the rod |23. When the parts are in thepositions shown in Figs. 7 and 7a the valve leading from the dryingchamber is open. It is not possible to reverse the condition of thevalves due to the abutment of the foot |51 with the lower end of the rod|23 as soon as manual rotation of the shaft |45 is attempted. Thisinsures proper drainage of the water from the drying chamber so long asthe spinner basket is in operation and .prevents the discharge of waterfrom the tub at Vthis time. Furthermore, should the valves be in theopposite position at the time the sapinner is vthe Water from the valvecasing |39 and discharging it into a stationary laundry tub or any othersuitable receptacle. This pump may com-` prise a pump chamber |58,(Figs. 1, 4, 5 and 6) carried by a series of rods |59 extending from 1the housing of the motor l1, in a direction parallel with the axis ofthe motor. A rotor carried by the shaft |8 of 4the motor operates withinthe chamber |58 to pump the Water as desired. A connection I 60 isprovided between the intake side of the pump and the discharge sideofthe valve casing |39, while a hose or tube |6| is connected with thedischarge side of thev pump to convey the water to any desired point. Aflexible hose may be provided for this purpose to enable convenientdischarge of the water into any suitable receptacle.

Referring to Figure 2, there is shown a drainboard |62 which is adaptedto be moved into any one of a plurality of different positions. For thispurpose there is attached, by welding or the like, to the underside ofthe drainboard, a pair of lugs |63, each having a downwardly projectingfoot portion adapted to enter one of a series of slots or aperturesformed in projections |64 extending from the edge rof the member |25.These slots are appropriately spaced and located to permit thedrainboard to assume any one of a number of different positions, threesuch positions being indicated.

, It is believed that the operation of th machine will be clear from theforegoing detailed description of its various parts. A brief rsum may begiven, however, for convenience. The clothes to be laundered are rstplaced in the tub l2 with a suiiicient quantity of water to provide anem- `cient washing action. The motor I1 is then set into operation bythrowing a suitable switch and the knob 39 is depressed, and locked byturning the same, to engage the clutch member 36 with its cooperatingmember to set the agitator 26 into operation. After a desired washingperiod the knob 39 is turned to release the clutch and the clothes areremoved from the tub |2 and placed in the basket 41 of the dryer. Thelid |29 of the dryer is then set in place and the knob |33 depressed androtated to place thepin |35 crosswise of the passage |36. Depression ofthe knob in this way depresses the rod .|23 which in turn rocks the armsI9 and H6 against the action of spring .|20 and permits the spring |04to slide the member |0| downwardly, thereby disengaging the brakesurfaces and engaging the friction clutch surfaces. This will set thebspinner basket 41 into rotation. As the speed of rotation increases,the supporting shaft 5| will receive a gyratory movement which willincrease in magnitude at the beginning but, when a certain speed isattained, will be reducedv in magnitude by the action of thenon-uniformly distributed springs 1|. If the valves |41- and |49 werenot inthe correct position to permit discharge .of the water from thechamber I3 when the knob |33 was depressed, the depression of this knoband the rod |23 would swing the valves into the correct position by theengagement of the lower end of rod |23 with the foot |51. Uponcompletionvof the drying operation the knob |33 issimply rotated toaline the pin |35 with the passage |36 and the cover |29 is therebyreleased. Spring |20 then takes eect to rock the arm ||6 downwardlyengaging the roller to lift the brake member |Il`| into engagement Withthe member |06. This also lifts the member |0| to discngage the frictionclutch faces 99 and |03.

While an illustrative embodimentI of the invention has been described inconsiderable detail, it will be understood that numerous changes may bemade in the construction and operation of the various parts withoutdeparting from the general principles and scope of the invention. Theterms and expressions employed herein are to be regarded as terms ofdescription andnot of limitation.

This application is a division of my copending application Serial No.86,522, filed June 22, 1936, and which copending application describesand claims, among other things, the valve and drier operating device,the vibration elimination feature, the drier clutch, the clutch control,the drier drive, and the drain board. The novel features andcharacteristics of the agitating device were originally claimed in my copending application Serial No. 86,522 but were withdrawn from thatparticular application following a requirement for division.

What I claim is:

1. In apparatus comprising a pair of waterretaining chambers, a motor,`a pump driven by said motor, means connecting said pump with each ofsaid chambers, valve means for closing the connection between said pumpand said chambers alternately, washing means in one of said chambers anddrying means in the other of said chambers, the combination of separatecontrol means for connecting said washing means and said drying means tosaid motor to be driven thereby, and an interlocking connection betweenthe valve means operating said valve means to open the connectionbetween said pump and the chamber having said drying means andsimultaneously closing the connection between said pump and said chamberhaving said washing means whenever said drying means is connected tosaid motor to be driven thereby. I

2. In apparatus comprising a pair of waterretaining chambers, a motor, apump driven by the motor, and iluid conduits and drying control meansfor 1 said motor, means connecting said pump with each of said chambers,a valve housing having a port communicating with each of said chambers,valve means in said housing for selectively closing one or the other oi'said ports, and drying means in one of said chambers, the combination ofcontrol means for connecting said drying means to said motor to bedriven thereby, and means interconnected with said control means formoving said valve means to open the port communicating with said onechamber and to close the port communicating with the other chamber whensaid drying means is operating.

3. In apparatus comprising a plurality of water retaining chambers,mechanical operating means in each of said chambers, a single motorarranged to drive each of said mechanical means, a pump arranged to becontinuously driven by between the pump and each of thechambers, thecombination of means for controlling the operation of each of saidmechanical means', a valve arranged to connect the pump alternativelywith one of the chambers and simultaneously close the connection to theother of said chambers, and an interlocking connection between the valveand control means arranged to prevent an open connection between thepump and one of said chambers when the mechanical means in the otherchamber is in operation.

4. In apparatus comprising a plurality of water retaining chambers,mechanical operating means ineach of said chambers, a single motorarranged to drive each of said mechanical means, a pump arranged to becontinuously driven by the motor, and fluidconduits between the pump andeach of the chambers, the combination of means for controlling theoperation of each of said mechanical means, a valve arranged to connectthe pump alternatively with one of the chambers and simultaneously closethe connection to the other of said chambers, an interlocking connectionbetween the valve and control means arranged to prevent an openconnection between ,the pump and one of said chambers when themechanical means in the other chamber is in operation, and a. manualcontrol for the valve permitting it to be operated before the interlockcomes into play.

CHARLES E. MORGENSTERN.

